Housing Inequality In Chinese Cities (routledge Contemporary China Series)

In recent decades, Chinese cities have experienced profound social, economic and spatial transformations. In particular, Chinese cities have witnessed the largest housing boom in history and unprecedented housing privatization. China now is a country of homeowners, with more than 70 per cent of urban residents owning homes, higher than many developed countries. This book shows how China's spectacular housing success is not shared by all social groups, with rapidly rising housing inequality, and residential segregation increasingly prevalent in previously homogeneous Chinese cities. It focuses on the two extremes of the residential landscape, and reveals the stark contrast between low-income households who live in shacks in so-called ‘urban villages'and the nouveaux riches who live in exclusive gated villa communities. Over four parts, the contributors look at the degree to which inequality affects Chinese cities, and the extent of residential differentiation; housing for the urban poor, and in particular, housing for migrants from rural China; housing for the rapidly expanding Chinese middle class and the new rich; and finally, governance in residential neighbourhoods. Housing Inequality in Chinese Cities presents theoretically informed and empirically grounded research into the polarized residential landscape in Chinese cities, and as such will be of great interest to students and scholars of Chinese studies, urban geography, urban sociology, and urban studies. In Recent Decades, Chinese Cities Have Experienced Profound Social, Economic And Spatial Transformations. In Particular, Chinese Cities Have Witnessed The Largest Housing Boom In History And Unprecedented Housing Privatization. China Now Is A Country Of Homeowners, With More Than 70% Of Urban Residents Owning Homes, Higher Than Many Developed Countries. This Book Shows How China's Spectacular Housing Success Is Not Shared By All Social Groups, With Rapidly Rising Housing Inequality, And Residential Segregation Increasingly Prevalent In Previously Homogeneous Chinese Cities. It Focuses On The Two Extremes Of The Residential Landscape, And Reveals The Stark Contrast Between Low-income Households Who Live In Shacks In So-called Urban Villages And The Nouveaux Riches Who Live In Exclusive Gated Villa Communities. Over Four Parts, The Contributors Look At The Degree To Which Inequality Affects Chinese Cities, And The Extent Of Residential Differentiation; The Urban Poor, And In Particular, Housing For Migrants From Rural China; The Rapidly Expanding Chinese Middle Class And The Newly Rich; And Finally, Governance In Residential Neighbourhoods. Housing Inequality In Chinese Cities Presents Theoretically Informed And Empirically Grounded Research Into The Polarized Residential Landscape In Chinese Cities, And As Such Will Be Of Great Interest To Students And Scholars Of Chinese Studies, Urban Geography And Urban Studies. -- Housing Inequality, Residential Differentiation, And Social Stratification: Chinese Cities In The Early 21st Century / Youqin Huang And Si-ming Li -- Residential Change And Housing Inequality In Urban China In The Early Twenty-first Century: Analysis Of Guangzhou Survey Data / Si-ming Li And Huimin Du -- Mobility, Housing Inequality And Residential Differentiation In Transitional Urban China: A Case Study Of Wuhan / Youqin Huang, Chengdong Yi, Yunyan Yang And Xiong He -- Neighborhood Differentiation And Inequality In Nanjing: Implications For Planning A Harmonious Society / Brenda Madrazo Gonzalez -- Migration And The Dynamics Of Informal Housing In China / Ya Ping Wang, Huimin Du And Si-ming Li -- Housing Access, Sense Of Attachment, And Settlement Intention Of Rural Migrants In Chinese Cities: Findings From A Twelve-city Migrant Survey / Zhiling Liu And Yujun Wang -- Effectiveness, Efficiency And Equity -- An Empirical Evaluation Of The Cheap Rental Housing System In Beijing, China / Chengdong Yi And Youqin Huang -- The Gated Communities Of Châteaux In China: Back To Feudalism? / Guillaume Giroir -- The Imagination Of Class And Housing Choices Of The Middle Class: Case Studies In Shanghai And Beijing / Yu-ling Song -- Living The Networked Life In The Commodity Housing Estates: Everyday Use Of Online Neighborhood Forums And Community Participation In Urban China / Limei Li And Si-ming Li -- The Contentious Democracy: Homeowners Associations In China Through The Lens Of Civil Society / Qiang Fu -- Managing The Nouveaux Riches: Neighborhood Governance In Upmarket Residential Developments In Shanghai / Xiaoyi Sun And Ngai Ming Yip -- Uneven Right To The City: Theorizing The New Communal Living Space And A New Form Of Urban Politics In China / Lili Wang. Edited By Youqin Huang And Si-ming Li. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.